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Folder 35, 1839 January-April

 File — Box: Series 2, Box 4, Folder: 35
Identifier: id86175

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Professional and personal papers; 1745-1892; of the Galt family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Papers primarily concern the Galt family's work at the Eastern State Hospital, including apothecary shop daybooks, account books, medical daybooks, clinical notebooks, weather diaries, commonplace books, reports, medical notes, lecture notes, correspondence, and other. The personal papers consist of diaries, letters, scrapbooks, school notes, financial papers, memoirs, and other material.

The collections documents life in colonial, revolutionary, antebellam, and post-Civil War Williamsburg, Virginia. Papers also concern wider Virginia issues and relations with England, such as the Alexander D. Galt Diary (Msv 14a) which was written while in London during 1792-1793.

Additions, filed in first folder of Galt Papers (1):

Acc. 1938.28 "Verses for the Year 1900", handwritten poem from the January 18, 1855 Virginia Gazette which was also published in the September 13, 1937 Virginia Gazette. Author unknown.

Acc. 2008.285 Miniature photograph of a seated man found in Galt Books Collection, QA37.H99 1818 v. 2.

Letter from Aunt Emily to Miss Sue Galt; mentions Ella, Estelle and Emona. Aunt Emily is caring for a family. Undated.

Dates

  • Creation: 1839 January-April

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Extent

From the Collection: 129.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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